Almost every photographer’s artistic development goes like this: first they take a camera and photograph everything without being aware that there are any rules, and so they break them with a clean conscience (and unconsciously). Then they dive into studying photography, start applying and following its rules, and finally reach the point where they once again start breaking them—but this time knowledgeably, and on purpose.

If you use a camera with interchangeable lenses, you get to enjoy a lot of features that owners of compacts don’t... but you also encounter a special problem: dust. Unlike compacts, DSLRs and mirrorless cameras aren’t airtight. Because of this, dust and impurities sometimes reach the lens. But don’t worry! Any camera repair shop out there can get the dust off your sensor, and as for dust spots in your photos, you can remove these in Zoner Photo Studio.

Computer editing can give a photo a sad atmosphere or a happy one, or help you to emphasize part of a picture. But if you want for an effect to

The city contains everything a keen-eyed photographer will ever need. You can make it a studio, a still life, or a landscape. It’s full of architecture, of course, but also

Nobody’s perfect—even in pictures. Until you retouch them! That’s why Zoner Photo Studio offers a number of tools and ways to make an “imperfect” model look almost perfect. In this article we’ll tell you what to retouch, how to do it, and what to use.

Among beginning photographers’ most frequently asked questions is: “How should I turn that little wheel?” In today’s article, we’ll answer exactly that question. You’ll learn how each mode works, when

Sheets of glass, including shop windows and room windows, are very interesting objects. They’re also frequent photographic subjects. Glass reflects part of the light while letting the rest shine through. Every angle feels different, and many angles are quite original. There’s nothing new about taking pictures through glass; people have been doing it for many years, and meanwhile photos with reflections are still much-loved today.

Sure, the pros may use a wide array of expensive lights to take their studio portraits of celebrities. But you can pay nothing and get unique indoor portraits with just one—the Sun.

Even though professionals do macro photography using DSLRs and often high-priced lenses, you can try basic macro photography with any old compact. You just have to switch it to macro mode.

The Digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) class of cameras is the highest “goal” in the minds of many photographers. It’s only natural that manufacturers have seen an opportunity in this and lowered DSLR prices lately. But is a DSLR worth it for everyone?